Grillenberg is a village in the municipality of

Sangerhausen Sangerhausen () is a town in Saxony-Anhalt, central Germany, capital of the district of Mansfeld-Südharz. It is situated southeast of the Harz, approx. east of Nordhausen, and west of Halle (Saale). About 26,000 people live in Sangerhausen ( ...

in the German state of

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it th ...

Location

The village is around 9 kilometres north of Sangerhausen on the edge of the

Harz mountains The Harz () is a highland area in northern Germany. It has the highest elevations for that region, and its rugged terrain extends across parts of Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia. The name ''Harz'' derives from the Middle High German ...

. Since 27 November 2006 Grillenberg has borne the title "state-recognised resort" (''Staatlich anerkannter Erholungsort'').

History

Grillenberg was probably first recorded in the register of the tithes of

Hersfeld Abbey Hersfeld Abbey was an important Benedictine imperial abbey in the town of Bad Hersfeld in Hesse (formerly in Hesse-Nassau), Germany, at the confluence of the rivers Geisa, Haune and Fulda. The ruins are now a medieval festival venue. History ...

dating to between 881 and 899, as the tithe-owing village of 'Coriledorpf'. In 1147 the Grilleberg Castle estate (''Burgamt Grillenberg'') appears as part of the old Barony of Sangerhausen. The estate was detached and given to the Thuringian count, Lambertius (of Gleichen), who called himself ''comes de Monte'' ("count of the hill"). The owners and managers of the castle estate changed hands. In 1361, the castle, estate and village were seized in a feud by the Count of Mansfeld. In 1362 he had to return it again. The farmers of the village had all taxes and services waived for three years because, during the siege of the castle they had suffered much damage. In 1430 22 deserted villages were mentioned that belonged to the castle estate. In 1525, management of the castle estate moved to Sangerhausen. The last occupant of the castle in 1683 was the Royal Forester and Armourer (''Königliche Forst- und Zeugknecht''), Hans Lehmann. The village church, which has existed since the 13th century, is dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Prospecting was carried out here for copper, silver and stone coal. Dorothea Krause was burned in 1608 for being a witch. In 1614, a woman was banished from the land having survived torture twice. On 1 October 1972 the village was incorporated administratively into Obersdorf. On 21 March 1990 it became independent again. Until 2005 Grillenberg was a politically independent municipality. On 1 October 2005 it was incorporated into Sangerhausen once more.Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2005
Statistisches Bundesamt

References

External links

Homepage Grillenberg
{{authority control Former municipalities in Saxony-Anhalt Mansfeld-Südharz